26 ESSENTIAL phrases in German to speak about Basic Actions

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In these Basic Actions expressions in German you can listen to the pronunciation of each one and look for the literal translation at the same time.
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English	German
to do	machen
to know	wissen
to read	lesen
to write	schreiben
to hear	hören
to listen	hören (de), zuhören (
to speak	reden, sprechen
to eat	Essen
to drink	trinken
do you drink tea or coffee?	trinkst du Tee oder Kaffee?
to study	studieren (de), lernen (de), erforschen
to go	gehen
to come	kommen
to give	geben
to take	nehmen
to want	wollen
to wish	wünschen
to see	sehen (de), schauen (de)
to watch	ansehen (de), sehen (de), zusehen (de)
I'm watching TV	Ich sehe fern
I watch TV	Ich sehe fern
Do you watch TV in the morning?	Schaust du morgens fern? Sehen Sie morgens fern?
to feel	spüren
to use	benutzen (de), verwenden (de), gebrauchen (de)
to think	nachdenken (de), überlegen
to sleep	schlafen

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